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No I am not actually talking about my face, I am talking about my new blog. While it is still under construction, I thought why not give everyone a sneak peak. So here it is. The new “The Local List.” I even bought a domain name and everything. Please let me know what you think!!!

Well hello again friends. It has been awhile, mostly because it was the holidays, a little because I worked too much, and also because I just was eating too many good foods to have time to share. But now I am back and I would like to start with one of my new favorite places – 370 Common.

Okay, I don’t know if it will make UC Irvine cool, but this new chain called Eureka is exactly what the campus needed. Although the pub has been voted best bar in Orange County by OC Weekly, Eureka caters to the community not just students. As much as I love the pub, it does make me feel like I am trying to relive my glory days. Eureka doesn’t judge me.

Yes, you read that right. Il Garage is the best restaurant that I have eaten at in OC. While I can think of a few places that are as tasty (or tastier), this place brings something that other places don’t have – a garden. Tucked in the middle of nowhere Stanton (yes that is in OC), Il Garage is hard to find. In fact, you have to drive along Beach Blvd and then keep driving. Once you have found Park Ave restaurant, you must walk through it into the backyard. Then, and only then, will you find this treasure.

I really wanted to like this place. Very badly. Every time I visit The Mix, or OC Mix Mart, or SOCO, or whatever the hell that place is called, The Iron Press is always packed. So on one sunny Saturday, I was stoked when there were tons of seats for my friends and I to sit down and grab some lunch. I had been waiting months to have some chicken and waffles.